As proposed by the alert and forward-thinking Mr. Steele in a blog posting earlier this year, bocce ball made its competitive debut at the 40th Anniversary Dumont Reunion, out-stripping even horseshoes and darts in popularity. Amidst speculation that he had been secretly training throughout the spring on the wind-swept and rain-soaked inner-city parks of Regina, Bruce took an undefeated record into the tournament finals against Janet Davis, a hard-working and competitive municipal politician of some note, from a nearby village. In a tense and exciting finish, Bruce and his rookie partner prevailed, and were awarded a strangely-shaped statuette that has subsequently been dubbed the
Granite Duck. DUMOC officials are still awaiting the results of the obligatory drug testing.
In deference to tradition, Joe Goodman brought along his legendary first basemen's glove, but attempts to round up an actual softball and bat were continually disrupted by new reunion arrivals, innovative snacks, cold beer and a gang of unruly horseshoe players. Go Ducks!
Although I wasn't there to know for sure, but from the picture it looks to me like Bruce and Janet were teammates rather than opponents. Or are you making a comment about the competitive dynamics intra-team? In any case, can we have a picture of the Granite Duck?
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